Everyday English (Vocabulary Building)

Vocabulary Building

Jan. 16

Written By Kristopher Matheson

Topic: Character & Feelings

Lesson Notes January 9, 2023 (Vocabulary Building)

Outside today, my nose had been running.
Last weekend when I left for work it was sleeting.

… there was sleet.
At first there was no snow, just hail.

I went to a comedy show the other day, the performance was so funny. (NOT the stage was so funny)
The game was (delayed / suspended) for an hour because of thunder and heavy rain.
Who (organized / planned) the get-together?

I planned it about a month before.

Vocabulary

Sleet; (noun / verb) mixture of rain and snow
Hail; (noun / verb) pellets of frozen rain
Get-together; (noun) an informal gathering

Character & Feelings

Section 1

Reserved; (adj) slow to reveal emotion or opinions

Section 2

Outgoing; friendly and socially confident

Shy; nervous or timid around other people

Sociable; friendly, engage with other people
Tough; confident and determined

Homework

Using the adjectives from Section 1 and 2, what character features should and shouldn’t these people have?

Kristopher Matheson

Hello, I'm Kristopher, a Canadian teaching English & photographer in Japan. I am primarily interested in urban environments and the people found there, as well as abstractionism in architecture and landscapes.

http://www.krismatheson.com